Ironing board



Sept. 11, 1956 c. w. JONES 2,762,144

momma BOARD I Filed Oct. 11. 1952 Invent or CHARLES W. JONES Att orney2,762,144 Patented Sept. 11, 1956 IRONING BOARD Charles W. Jones,Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, assignor to Harriet I. Jones, Ottawa,Ontario, Canada Application October 11, 1952, Serial No. 314,247

3 Claims. (Cl. 38- 105).

This invention relates to improvements in an ironing board andappertains particularly to one adapted for easy attachment to a counteror table top, being designed to dlsconnectibly hook on the counter ortable top edge.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel hookon type of ironingboard that is secure in its attachment and steady for use, preferablyinclining upwards slightly toward its free end so that the user pressesmore heavily thereon as the leverage from the anchored end increases,

thus overcoming any tendency for the free end of the board to sway.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attaching bracketwith the table edge-engaging, hooklike portion being downwardly offsetbelow the board.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing board with atransverse supporting block near one end, and a hook-on attachingbracket at the same end, said block having a non-skid cushion member onits underside to cooperate with said bracket in holding said boardsecure and steady.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a hook-ontype ironing board of the nature and for the purpose described,characterized by structural simplicity, light weight, few parts andrelatively low cost of production is thereby rendered commerciallydesirable.

To the accomplishment of these and related objects as shall becomeapparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as shall behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

The invention will be best understood and can be more clearly describedwhen reference is had to the drawings forming a part of this disclosurewherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the ironing board detachably mounted ona kitchen table;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the board;

Figure 3 is a perspective detail of the underside of the board, showingparticularly the supporting block and hook-on bracket; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of attachingbracket.

This ironing board may be made in any desired size, preferably in theregular length of about four feet and a width of about twelve inches andin sleeve board size about half the length and width of the former. Forsimplicity, the sleeve board size is shown in the drawings.

The ironing board top 1 which may be of conventional tapered shape andwith rounded ends has a post 2, near the larger end, in the form of atransversely disposed block secured in any suitable Way to the undersideof the board and provided with a non-skid means such as the spaced pairof rubber headed pins 3 on its lower side to engage on the top of thetable 4 or other supporting surface.

The attaching bracket 5 lies on the underside of the ironing boardextending generally from the transverse post in the direction of thenear end of the board and has an intermediate, substantially vertical,downwardly 01fsetting portion 6 from the bottom of which an inwardlyfacing horizontally disposed U-shaped hook portion 7 continues, beingformed outwardly thereof, that is on the opposite side of said verticaloffset from the upper,

board attaching end, the mouth of said U-shaped hook portion being of adepth to slide on over the edge of a counter or table top and thesubstantially horizontal upper side of said hook being downwardly offsetfrom said board top 1 a distance less than the height of said post 2 sothat when the board is hooked on a table top 4, as seen in Figure l, thefree end of the ironing board top 1 is inclined upwards; thus as theuser works nearer .the free end of the board and the leverage distancefrom the fulcrum post 2 increases,-.the tendency of the board to sway orwobble is overcome by the greater pressure exerted on the iron inconsequence of the rise in the board.

The particular type of hook-on bracket 5 seen in Figures l, 2 and 3 isformed of stiff wire with the ends projecting into bores 8 in the rearof the block 2 near the top thereof and the reaches of the wire betweenthe block and the downward offset 6 being steadied by eyelets 9 screwedinto the underside of the board top. A stouter design of bracket 5a isshown in Figure 4, being almost identical in side elevation but formedof a stamped sheet metal plate and has its base preferably secureddirectly to the underside of the ironing board top with its inner edgeabutting the block 2 for the width thereof. Additionally, the mouth ofthe corresponding U-shaped hook-like portion 7a may be flared tofacilitate its application to the edge of the supporting element.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be manifest that an ironing board is provided thatwill fulfil all the necessary requirements of such a device, but as manychanges could be made in the above description and many apparentlywidely different embodiments of the invention may be constructed withinthe scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all matters contained in the saidaccompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limitative or restrictive sense.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is:

1. an ironing board for removable mounting on a table, counter or thelike comprising in combination a shaped ironing board top, a postsecured on the underside of said ironing board top near one end thereofon which said ironing board top fulcrums, and a bracket secured to theunderside of said ironing board top and extending horizontallytherealong from the top of said fulcrum post toward said end of saidironing board top said bracket having its inner edge engaging said postand having a downwardly offset hook-shaped portion on its free endremovably engageable with the edge of a table, counter or the like infree sliding relation and that has a binding grip thereon when saidironing board top fulcrums on said post as when weighted, the upper sideof ,the hook shaped portion of said bracket being downwardly offset fromthe underside of said ironing board top a distance less than the heightof said post so that said ironing board top inclines upwardly toward itsfree end.

2. An ironing board for removable mounting on a table, counter or thelike comprising in combination a shaped ironing board top; a postsecured on the underside of said ironing board top near one end thereofon which said ironing board top fulcrums; and a bracket having one endsecured to the underside of said ironing board top and extendinghorizontally therealong from the top of said fulcrum post toward saidend of said ironing board top, said bracket having an intermediate,substantially vertical, downwardly offsetting portion with ahorizontally disposed, U-shaped hook portion on its free end that isdisposed on the opposite side of the offsetting portion from theboard-attached end and is removably engageable with the edge of a table,counter or the like in free sliding relation and that has a binding gripthereon when said ironing board top fulcrums on said post as whenweighted, the upper side of said horizontally disposed 'U-shaped hookportion being downwardly ofiset from the ironing board top a distanceless that the height of said post, whereby said bracket hook may supportsaid ironing board top with its free end inclined upwards.

3. An ironing board for removable mounting on a table, counter or thelike comprising in combination a shaped ironing board top; a postsecured on the underside of said ironing board top near one end thereofon which said ironing board top fulcrums; a bracket secured to theunderside of said ironing board top and extending horizontallytherealong from the top of said fulcrum post toward said end of saidironing board top, said bracket having its inner edge engaging said postand having a downwardly offset hook shaped portion on its free end thatis removably engeable with the edge of a table, counter or the like infree sliding relation and that has a binding grip thereon when saidironing board top fulcrums 'on said post as when weighted; wherein saidbracket is formed of a piece of wire doubled on itself in .the form of aU and the inner ends of the arms of said U lie Within the said post; andeyelets mounted on the underside of said ironing board top engaging andbracing the arms of said U-shaped bracket.

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